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groundside

groundside adverb: towards or on the surface of a planet.

Adverb

groundside (not comparable)

  1. Towards or on the surface of a planet.
    • Even then she gave them quite a battle. It was like a pair of minnows landing a four-foot bass, but they hauled her down and booted her groundside with a skill that eventually got the two pilots a citation.1951 November, Paul W[arren] Fairman, “Proud Asteroid”, in Amazing Stories, volume 25, number 11, page 46
    Synonyms:
    planetside

Synonyms of groundside

Origin of groundside

From ground + -side.

Words formed from groundside

Questions about groundside

What does groundside mean?
Groundside means towards or on the surface of a planet.
What part of speech is groundside?
Groundside is an adverb.

Words near groundside in the dictionary

  1. groundsharing
  2. groundshark
  3. groundsharks
  4. groundsheet
  5. groundsheets
  6. groundside
  7. groundsider
  8. groundsiders
  9. groundsill
  10. groundsills
  11. groundskeeper

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